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Medication Safety

Four in Ten Counterfeit Prescription Drugs seized by the DEA contain a potentially fatal dose of fentanyl. Safe Storage of prescription drugs keeps prescription medications from being diverted

Safe Storage

Secure your prescriptions and over-the-counter medications.

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Safe Disposal

Safely dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired Rx Medications.

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Signs of Misuse

Tips for Parents: How to look for signs of prescription drug misuse.

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Safe Medication Storage

Child-resistant doesn’t mean child-proof. Secure your prescription and over-the-counter medications, including medical cannabis, out-of-reach from young children and teens. Child-resistant packaging helps but is no guarantee of safety.

  • Safeguard all prescription medicines in your home by monitoring quantities and controlling access.
  • Use special care with medications that look like candy.
  • Properly dispose of old, expired, or unused prescriptions at locations throughout Orange County.

Lock up and secure
your medication

Most teenagers who abuse prescription drugs are given them for free by a friend or relative.

Don’t Make it Easy.
Lock Up Your Meds.

  • Keep track of pill quantities
  • Properly dispose of unused medications
  • Block access to online pharmacies and drug sources
  • Participate in county prescription drug take-back days
  • Learn the facts on Rx drug abuse

How are Prescription
Drugs Abused?

  • Taking medication that has been prescribed for somebody else.
  • Taking a drug in a way other than prescribed.
  • Taking a medication to get high.

How you can keep your home safe?

  • Consider buying a home medicine lock box to secure your medications. Using a medicine lock box or locking cap can help keep your medication secure.

Safe Medication Disposal Locations

Signs of
Prescription Misuse

And What You Can Do

Watch Out for Prescription Misuse

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Experimenting or
sharing

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Ignoring label
directions

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Taking meds to
get high

Look for Warning Signs

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Changes in
physical
appearance

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Loss of interest
or motivation

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Unexplained
pills or
paraphernalia

Don’t Make it Easy

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Track and secure
all medicines

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Properly dispose of old, expired, or unused prescriptions at locations throughout Orange County

Getting Help

There are a range of ways to obtain treatment for youth and adults coping with addiction.

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